We are a group of graduate students with interests in plantevolution and diversity, working under the direction of Dr. Barbara Schaal, Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor of Biology.

We work on diverse projects, including studies of biogeography, crop evolution, invasive species, phylogeography, speciation, and systematics. We study a wide variety of plants, includingAraceae, the Arundinoideae (Poaceae), Pinus (Pinaceae), and Oryza (Poaceae). Many of us work in collaboration with the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Current lab folks and their research interests (in haiku): Follow the links for more details